1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
727 
The time was just after daylight—no 
tramps around. On account of illness 
in the family, a nurse was sitting up in 
a bedroom, and I lay asleep on a lounge 
in the next room. The remainder of the 
family was asleep, and by no possibility 
was a light taken near the woodshed. 
Suddenly, there was an explosion of 
escaped gas, and by the time I reached 
the spot, the shed was a mass of flame 
on the inside. The can had not exploded 
in the midst of the fire, but it was gen¬ 
erating gas at a wonderful rate. With 
the aid of a long pole, I dragged the can 
out of the flame, and set it on the 
ground. It did not explode. Incident¬ 
ally, 1 mention that three hogsheads of 
water, left providentially at the kitchen 
door, made it possible to save the build¬ 
ing, and thus the home was saved. But 
what went wrong with that gasoline ? 
ALVA AGEE. 
PATTERNS FOR R. N.-Y. READERS. 
Write the order for patterns separate 
from other matter, give bust measure 
for waist patterns, waist measure for 
skirt patterns, and pattern number, and 
inclose 10 cents. Each pattern is com¬ 
plete with instructions for cutting and 
putting garments together. For chil¬ 
dren’s or misses’ patterns, send age. 
Ladies' Basque. 
This basque is specially designed to 
meet the requirements of ladies who 
have grown stout, the pointed outline of 
the lower edge, the double under-arm 
6878 —Stout Ladies’ Basque 
gores, and the long pointed revers con¬ 
ducing to give a slender appearance to 
the stoutest figure. Nut-brown mohair 
is the material represented, small round 
pearl buttons with buttonholes closing 
the front edges. The pointed revers 
and coat collar are finished with stitched 
edges in tailor-style. Pattern No. 6878 
may be had in sizes for 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 
42, 44 and 46 inches bust measure. 
A CHEERFUL FACE. 
It is easy enough to be pleasant 
While life flows by like a song, 
But the man worth while, is the one who will 
smile 
When everything goes dead wrong. 
N OTICE the little word “ will ” ! It 
stands for an effort. How much 
better for all, when we do force our¬ 
selves to be smiling and pleasant, no 
matter what our inclinations ! I had 
this idea brought to me very forcibly, a 
few years ago, when my little boy of 
five years suffered an accident to one of 
his hands, making it necessary to keep 
it bandaged for several weeks, and to 
amuse him in the house. Very often, I 
found him watching me. Once in a while, 
he would say, “ What is the matter, 
mamma ? ” Then I found out that I 
wore a sour and displeased expression, 
and he, poor, sensitive little fellow, 
thought that he was in some way to 
blame for it. 
Since that, I have tried very hard—the 
greater the difficulty, to make an effort 
MOTHERS .—Be sure to use “ Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best — Adv. 
in proportion—to wear a cheerful face. 
And I find that the whole family have 
passed through most troubles more easily 
when they were certain of finding one 
face to reflect all the good cheer possible 
to be found. I wish that poem could be 
fastened up on every kitchen door—yes, 
and every barn door, too, for men are 
rather more in need of such reminders 
than are women. How often the mood 
the good man happens to be in, will set 
the keynote for the whole family, either 
for gloom or sunshine, mart burwell. 
tinued, “ and finding me without help 
in the kitchen, insisted upon assuming 
charge of the dishwashing. They used 
to scrape the plates carefully, wipe them 
off with newspaper, wash them in soap¬ 
suds, rinse them, scald them, and then 
polish them with the towel.” 
“Just the way we used to do in the 
army,” said the head of the house, with¬ 
out glancing up from the rarebit he was 
concocting. “ Only,” and he peered 
critically into the chafing dish, “we used 
to stop with the newspaper.” 
P. T. PRIMROSE. 
Macbeth lamp-chimneys are 
right it you get the right one 
for your lamp. 
Let us send you the Index. 
There is no other way to 
enjoy your lamp and avoid 
expense. 
Geo A Macbeth Co 
Pittsburgh Pa 
PRINTED PATCHWORK. 
Small as I am, I’ve a mission below— 
A mission that widens and grows as I grow, 
’Tis to let alone cider and brandy and gin; 
’Tis to keep well away from these potions of sin. 
’Tis to make myself noble and manly and true; 
’Tis to touch no tobacco, not smoke and not chew 
That unhealthful weed that true women detest, 
And all people know is a filthy old pest. 
’Tis to say unto all what I say unto you, 
Let these things alone if you would be true. 
They are foes to all virtue, and lead down to 
shame. 
Shun drink and tobacco, and keep your good 
name. 
Cold water that comes from the well is my drink, 
The healthiest, purest, and sweetest, I think; 
It never makes drunkards, it never brings woe— 
I’ll praise it and drink it wherever I go. 
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox. 
....An Old Saying: “Never tell your 
troubles; you only take up the time of 
the man who is waiting to tell you his.” 
... .Phillips Brooks : “ Truth is vague 
and helpless until men believe it. Men 
are weak and frivolous till they believe 
in Truth.” 
....Atchison Globe: “A woman is a 
bride as long as she puts away her choic¬ 
est preserves for her husband instead of 
for the minister.” 
....Dr. Parkhurst in Ladies’ Home 
Journal : “ Whatever may be the rea¬ 
son for clerical backwardness, the pulpit 
always has to follow when the pew gets 
its face intelligently to the front.” 
....Mary H. Krout in Inter-Ocean: 
“It is not the brave, the generous, and 
the noble who are sticklers for retro¬ 
gression, for the abridgement of the 
liberty of any human being, male or 
female. Being brave, they have noth¬ 
ing to fear from competition; being 
generous, they are willing to divide the 
rewards of well-doing even with women; 
and being noble, they perceive that the 
race can only advance through the 
growth of enlightenment, and this must 
be retarded so long as one-half the race 
is kept in ignorance and subjection ; so 
long as there remains an iota of intel¬ 
lectual, financial, educational, or politi¬ 
cal inequality between the sexes.” 
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YORK WASHER. 
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Many in use, and giving universal 
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York. Pa. 
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to wash as clean as can b„ done on the 75 ’°°° tn I use - 
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With its 120 Cross Tubes, 
ONE stove or furnace does the work of 
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filled at WHOLESALE price, and secures 
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Pays for itself. Useful 
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Ask your dealer. 
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Housekeeper,” 
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Makers of the Enterprise Raisin Seeder 
WALL P APER SAMPLES FREE 
Cheaper than ever before. Over half million rolls to be sold at less than cost. It will pay 
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Thoroughness.— We were talking of 
household duties, of thoroughness, and 
the satisfaction yielded by even the sim¬ 
plest tasks when exquisitely performed. 
“I have two dear old aunts, who have 
lived alone together for 30 years ; ” re¬ 
marked my friend, and her demureness 
led me to suspect that the line of argu¬ 
ment was about to change its base. 
“ They made me a visit once,” she con- 
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Woman’s Writes 
Believe in Woman’s Writes? 
Of course we do. Who could 
help it when women write such 
convincing words as these: 
“For seven years I suffered 
with scrofula. I had a good 
physician. Every means of 
cure was tried in vain. At last 
I was told to try Ayer’s Sarsa¬ 
parilla, which entirely cured 
me after using seven bottles.” 
—Mrs. John A. Gentle, Fort 
Fairfield, Me., Jan. 26 , 1896 . 
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The Rural New-Yorker has Twice Selected the Emerson Piano above all other 
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■nd 
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Sold and 
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Moderate 
Prices, 
Easy 
Terms. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER SEWING MACHINE, 
We believe that there is no better machine made than this. There are now, 
at least, a half dozen of them in homes connected with The Rural New-Yorker, 
and we believe that no better machine is made, at any price. We have contracted 
with a larere manufacturer to supply our readers with these machines, freight 
paid, at a very low price. We add enough 
to cover the cost of correspondence, etc., 
and give subscribers the benefit of the 
special price. It must be remembered that 
it usually costs more to sell a machine than 
to make it, and that is why local agents 
charge $40 to $60 for machines no better 
than this one. They must get pay for 
their time, and also for the time of their 
horses and wagons. We simply save you 
the cost of selling, and give you the bene¬ 
fit of wholesale prices. Every machine is 
warranted for 10 years, is sent on 20 days’ 
trial, and, if not satisfactory, we will 
return the money, and pay freight both 
ways. It is a staple machine, and new 
parts can be secured at any time. A com¬ 
plete set of attachments and instruction 
book accompany each machine. Price, delivered east of the Rocky Mountains, 
$19.50; with one year’s subscription to The R. N.-Y., $ 20 ; or we will send it, 
freight paid, and a club of 20 yearly subscriptions, for $25. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New York, j 
